Date-Clash Checker
Teams can only be in one place on a Saturday. Pick the weekend you are thinking about and where you are, and this shows every sanctioned contest within range that would be competing for the same field — how hard each one pulls, and which weekends either side are quieter.
Type a contest town, a state, or a ZIP — or leave it empty to see the whole country. 600 contest towns autocomplete in the box.
About average for this stretch Saturday, April 26, 2014 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
22
sanctioned contests
In the window
94
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 18 Mar 15
- 9 Mar 22
- 9 Mar 29
- 17 Apr 5
- 16 Apr 12
- 7 Apr 19
- 22 Apr 26
- 26 May 3
- 19 May 10
- 17 May 17
- 16 May 24
- 9 May 31
- 23 Jun 7
The weekend of Apr 19 is the quietest in range: 7 contests. The biggest thing on it is High on the Hog Festival.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-26 Your weekend | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship | Mesquite, NV | 0 | 51 |
| 2014-04-26 Your weekend | Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew | Boone, IA | 0 | 39 |
| 2014-04-26 Your weekend | Southern Hotwing Festival | Memphis, TN | 0 | — |
| 2014-04-26 Your weekend | Introduction to Real Barbeque | Lansdale, PA | 0 | — |
| 2014-04-26 Your weekend | Wicked Que | Amsterdam, | 0 | — |
| 2014-04-26 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Monroe, WA | 0 | — |
| 2014-04-26 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Stillwater, OK | 0 | — |
| 2014-04-25 Your weekend | VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) | Overland Park, KS | -1 | 65 |
| 2014-04-25 Your weekend | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship | Midland, TX | -1 | 62 |
| 2014-04-25 Your weekend | BBQ Capital Cookoff | Lexington, NC | -1 | 62 |
| 2014-04-25 Your weekend | Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship | Mt. Carmel, IL | -1 | 50 |
| 2014-04-25 Your weekend | Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew | Boone, IA | -1 | 45 |
| 2014-04-25 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Las Vegas, NV | -1 | 30 |
| 2014-04-25 Your weekend | BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA) | Calhoun, GA | -1 | 29 |
| 2014-04-25 Your weekend | Pony Express BBQ Challenge | Gothenburg, NE | -1 | 28 |
| 2014-04-25 Your weekend | Smokin' N the Ville | Edwardsville, KS | -1 | 27 |
| 2014-04-25 Your weekend | Washington State Spring BBQ Championship | Monroe, WA | -1 | 22 |
| 2014-04-25 Your weekend | Competition BBQ | Huron, SD | -1 | — |
| 2014-04-25 | Smokin' in the Ozarks Cancelled | Rogers, AR | -1 | — |
| 2014-04-24 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Overland Park, KS | -2 | — |
| 2014-04-24 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Gothenburg, NE | -2 | — |
| 2014-04-23 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gothenburg, NE | -3 | — |
| 2014-04-23 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Overland Park, KS | -3 | — |
| 2014-05-01 | Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship | Laughlin, NV | 5 | 18 |
| 2014-05-02 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | Bixby, OK | 6 | 80 |
| 2014-05-02 | The Masters in May | Fremont, WI | 6 | 62 |
| 2014-05-02 | The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) | Huntsville, AL | 6 | 62 |
| 2014-05-02 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival | Annapolis, MD | 6 | 59 |
| 2014-05-02 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge | Brandon, MS | 6 | 40 |
| 2014-05-02 | Smokelawn | Hot Springs, AR | 6 | 39 |
| 2014-05-02 | Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest | Columbia, MO | 6 | 35 |
| 2014-05-02 | 2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown | Show Low, AZ | 6 | 35 |
| 2014-05-02 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest | St. Joseph, MO | 6 | 33 |
| 2014-05-02 | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship | Elk Grove, CA | 6 | 33 |
| 2014-05-02 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Overland Park, KS | 6 | 29 |
| 2014-05-02 | Truman Heritage Festival (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) | Grandview, MO | 6 | 28 |
| 2014-05-02 | Best of the Best BBQ Championship & Boat Show | Lake Elsinore, CA | 6 | 27 |
| 2014-05-02 | Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off | Lansing, KS | 6 | 26 |
| 2014-05-02 | North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival | North Platte, NE | 6 | 25 |
| 2014-05-02 | Nassau Bahamas Smokin' Hot BBQ | Nassau Bahamas, 00907 | 6 | 24 |
| 2014-05-02 | George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge | Lucedale, MS | 6 | 15 |
| 2014-05-02 | R Barbecue Contest Cancelled | Lawrence, KS | 6 | — |
| 2014-05-02 | Chris Marks Barbeque Class | Cleveland, OH | 6 | — |
| 2014-05-02 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 6 | — |
| 2014-05-03 | Smokin' On The Water | Liberty, IN | 7 | 43 |
| 2014-05-03 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | Ridgefield, CT | 7 | 17 |
| 2014-04-19 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Mankato, MN | -7 | — |
| 2014-04-19 | BBQ 101 | Diamond Bar, CA | -7 | — |
| 2014-05-03 | Chris Marks Barbeque Class | Cleveland, OH | 7 | — |
| 2014-04-18 | High on the Hog Festival | Winchester, TN | -8 | 62 |
| 2014-04-18 | 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off | Kings Mountain, NC | -8 | 55 |
| 2014-04-18 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Denver, CO | -8 | 30 |
| 2014-04-18 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA) | Cornelia, GA | -8 | 27 |
| 2014-04-18 | Smokin' In The Creek BBQ Cook-off Cancelled | Sugar Creek, MO | -8 | — |
| 2014-05-04 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gothenburg, Sweden, | 8 | — |
| 2014-05-04 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Maynard, MA | 8 | — |
| 2014-05-04 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Annapolis, MD | 8 | — |
| 2014-04-16 | Brisket Class | Hutchinson, KS | -10 | — |
| 2014-05-09 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | Kannapolis, NC | 13 | 80 |
| 2014-05-09 | BBQ Jamboree | Fredericksburg, VA | 13 | 64 |
| 2014-05-09 | West Coast BBQ Classic | Long Beach, CA | 13 | 59 |
| 2014-05-09 | Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival | Springfield, MO | 13 | 57 |
| 2014-05-09 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition | Green Lane, PA | 13 | 54 |
| 2014-05-09 | Sertoma 48 BBQ | Lawrence, KS | 13 | 54 |
| 2014-05-09 | Pork In The Park BBQ Festival | Salisbury, MD | 13 | 43 |
| 2014-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) State championship | Waynesboro, GA | 13 | 42 |
| 2014-05-09 | Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA) | Rome, GA | 13 | 38 |
| 2014-05-09 | BBQ in the Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | 13 | 33 |
| 2014-05-09 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | St. Charles, MO | 13 | 30 |
| 2014-05-09 | Wild West BBQ | Lamar, CO | 13 | 29 |
| 2014-05-09 | Boots & BBQ Festival | Claremore, OK | 13 | 29 |
| 2014-05-09 | Mississippi Springfest | Ashland, MS | 13 | 23 |
| 2014-04-13 | BBQ 102 - Hosted by Firin' up the Fox | St. Charles, IL | -13 | — |
| 2014-05-10 | Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship | Kapermolenpark, Hasselt, Be | 14 | 29 |
| 2014-05-10 | The Polish Hungry for Que BBQ Bash | Gardner, MA | 14 | 17 |
| 2014-04-12 | BBQ 101 | Diamond Bar, CA | -14 | — |
| 2014-04-12 | BBQ Chicken & Ribs | Murfreesboro, TN | -14 | — |
| 2014-04-12 | Ribs and Chicken | Plano, TX | -14 | — |
| 2014-04-12 | BBQ 101 - Hosted by Firin' up the Fox | St. Charles, IL | -14 | — |
| 2014-05-10 | Table Captain Class | Hasselt, Belgium, | 14 | — |
| 2014-05-10 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Hasselt, Belgium, | 14 | — |
| 2014-05-10 | Table Captain Class | Appleton City, MO | 14 | — |
| 2014-04-11 | Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair | Harrington, DE | -15 | 109 |
| 2014-04-11 | Smoke In The Spring | Osage City, KS | -15 | 73 |
| 2014-04-11 | 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | Enid, OK | -15 | 64 |
| 2014-04-11 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | Smithville, MO | -15 | 54 |
| 2014-04-11 | 6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest | Washington, MO | -15 | 46 |
| 2014-04-11 | New York City BBQ Cookoff | Staten Island, NY | -15 | 37 |
| 2014-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest | Gadsden, AL | -15 | 34 |
| 2014-04-11 | Jammin' Pig BBQ Musice Festival | Winston-Salem, NC | -15 | 30 |
| 2014-04-11 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Salt Lake City, UT | -15 | 29 |
| 2014-04-11 | Myron Mixon | Unadilla, GA | -15 | — |
| 2014-04-11 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | New Holland, PA | -15 | — |
| 2014-04-11 | Kings of the Que BBQ Championship Cancelled | Woodland, CA | -15 | — |
Pull is a rough estimate of how much of your potential field a contest takes: its field size, halved for roughly every 150 miles a team would have to drive past your gate to get there. It is a comparison aid, not a forecast. Field is the published team count where there is one, and otherwise the average of that contest’s own past editions. Days off counts from your date, so a negative number is before it.
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